Confectionery-coating machine



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siren erstes UCLYDE J. erstens, or ALLIANCE, omo.

' uiteen Application filed September 7, 1922.v` Serial No.v586,693.

To all whom t may concern Y Be it known that 1, VCiivnii J. Grenen, a citizen of the United States, residing at YAlliance, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Confectionery-Coating Machine, of whichV the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to improvements in confectionery vcoating machines and more particularly to a. machine in which the candy is passed beneathr a trough containing liquid chocolate or other coating which issprayed upon the candy as it passes under the trough.

The objects of the invention are to prof videv av machine of this character in which a tank by means of a wheel or drum, a scraper engaging the upper surface of the drum and removing the liquid coating there from, conveying the same to a trough hav` ing a slit in its bottom wall throughv which.

the li uid coatinois snra ed in a sheet u )on the candy which is passed beneath said4 trough by means of a conveyer formed of a plurality of chains, means being provided for removing the surplus coating from the candy and returning the 'same to the tank, land means being provided forrseparating alternate chains of the `conveyer at certain points to prevent the same from becoming caked with the' liquid coating and adhering together, a shaker being provided at the re! ceiving end of the conveyer for properly positioning the candy articles for the pass-v ing of,` the conve-yer.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

in which-f Figure 1 is a side elevation of arconfectionery coating machine embodying the inn vention; V

Fig. 2, a top plan view of the same; Fig. 3, a section on the line 3-3, Fig. 1; F ig. 4, anvenlarged section onthe line 4 4, Figs. 3 and 5;

and

. Fig. 6, a de-t'achedsectionalview of the clutch.

1 'parts throughout the drawings.Y

" -The machineis carried'in aframe comprising the corner standards 1 and interme--v diate standards 2 connected at their upper1v ends by the longitudinal. frame" members Fig. 5, a section on theline 5-5, Fig.

Similarv'numerals indicate correspondingv and the cross members 4. A power shaft ,5 is journaled in lbearings 6l mounted upon the longitudinal frame members 3 intermediate the extremities thereof and has `the pulley 7 iixed thereon from which power vmay be obtained from 'any suitable source.

Apinion 8 upon the shaft 5 meshes with a.

gear 9 VVupon the countershaft 10 which'is yournaled in` suitable bearings 11 carried by the frame members 3, a bevel gear 12 upon Vthe Vcounter-shaft meshing with a bevel gear 13 rotatably mountedr uponthe longitudinal shaft 14. f l

rlhe gear 13 has fixed thereon afclutch memberv 15 arranged to mesh with the FCE i L sliding.- clutch membery 16 splincd uponthe shaft 14 as shown at 17 and arranged to'be moved into or'out of engagement with the clutch member l15 by means ofthe shifting lever 18 which is connected in any'y usual manner to the clutch member llto allow.

rotation thereof.

Bevel pinions 19V and 2O are fixedupon. the shaft 14 upon opposite sides of the gearJ The shaft 24 is: journaled in bearings 3() fixed lupon theframefmembers is provided at its opposite end with a bevel Vgear -meshing with'a similar'gear uponthe vertical Ishaft 31, said gearing vbeing enclosed.fr Y.

in a housing 32.

The lower end of the shaft 31 is connected i by meansof gearing located in the bonsing 33, withthe transverse shaft 34 ]`our-v naled in Vbearings 35 carried upon the'hori.

i Zontal Vframe/members36`located between theintermediate standards 2 and the` adjacent corner standards of the frame. e

V A bevel pinion is providedupon one end ofthe shaft 14 within the housing 37, and vmeshes with asuitable gear upon'the transverse shaft v38 which is "j ournaled ink bearings.v 39y mounted upon the vadjacentxend portions of the frame .members 3, said shaft being `geared to ythe'.i'reiiticzalshaft 430 by suitable gearing located in the'hou'sing'41,

the lower end of the shaft 40V being geared tothe conveyor drum shaftflQ by` suitable gearing located in t ie housing The shaft .-Q'is journaled in adjustable `bearings 44 longitudinally movable in the y guide'ways l5 and 'arrangedtobe adjusted therein by means of the adjusting screws 46, hand wheels 47 being fixed upon said screws for operating the 'same The drum 4-8 is fixed upon the shaft l2 and the conveyer vbelt i9 Yis located around said drum and extends forwardly over the bar yor plate 5() carried between the standards Q.

A pinion 5l is lixed upon'the shaft 34 and meshes with a similar pinion 52 upon the shaker shaft 53, said last named shaft being journaled in. bearings 54C upon the frame members 36 and having the slotted arms 55 fixed upon its extremities, pins 56 upon the links 57 engaging' the slots 58 of said arms.

The shaker tray 59 is pivotally connected near its rear end to the links 57, the forward end thereof resting upon the conveyer belt i9 and being arranged for longitudinal slidable movement thereon.

A tank 60, providedwithahalf round l' portion 6l, and a-rearwardly 'inclined portion 62 communicating the revv'itli is mounted upon the side frame members 63 which portion of the tank 60, said sha-ft being connected by gearing located in the housing 68 with the vertical shaft 69 which is geared to the countershaft 'l0 by means of suitable i gearing located in the housing 70.

An agitator comprising a perforate blade Y 7l is carried by a pair Vof arms 72 rotatably mounted upon the shaft 65 at a point inter- Vmediate their extremities, the upper ends lof said' arms being connected by means of linksV 73 with the arms 74 ixed upon the shaft 28.k

A V-shaped trough 75 is mounted above and spaced from the rtanktiO as by the bracket 76 carried upon the side members 8 and is providedV with a curved blade 77 extending overl the upper edge of the drum r67 for the purposeof removing the liquid 4Vchocolateor other coating material from .the

, coating;

Adrum and conveying the same Vinto the trough 75, a slit 78 beingprovided in the botttom vof the trough for the purpose of spraying the candy articles, with the liquid as they are passed beneath the trough. f

rlhe ,co'nveyer which carries the candy articles to. be coated beneath the trough, comprises a plurality of endless chains 79 driven by 'avsprocket drum SOand located over the rollers '81 and 82 `at the rear ,and forward endsresnectively ofthe chains and underV over the rollers 86 and rod S7, thus moving the'airernate chainsof the conveyor through different plane-s at intervals to assurethe separation of the chains, and the breaking up of any liquid coatingwhich might otherwiso become hardened or caked upon the chains. Y Y

y For the Ypurpose of keeping the chocolate coating in liquid state ofsuitable consist-` ency, gas burners or the like 88maybe provided beneath the tank and steam coils 89 may be located within the tank as'shown in Fig. l. Y

F or the purpose of removing any surplus coating' from the candy articles as well as to assist in removing they coating from the chained conveyor, a blower indicated generally at 90 may be supported above the frame and connected to the pipe V91V whichu extends downward over the chainV conveyer a point beyond the trough 75, terminating in an elongated Vrestricted nozzle 92.

A'delivery conveyer or apron 93 is preferably located at the delivery end ofthey chain conveyer extending over the rollers "94; and 95, one ofwvhich may be, driven 'in any suitable manner in order to. convey the coated candy artiolesawayfrom the-chain conveyor. Y Y

Attention is directed to the fact that the plate 50 over which the forward end of the delivery belt or apron 49 is located, is provided with slots 96 through which the adjusting screws 97 are located. this construction, the space showny at 98, between the delivery apron 49 and the chain conveyor 79 may be varied. l

rlhe object of providing this space between the two conveyersiis to allow small articles such as peanuts Vwhich may become .loosened from peanut clusters, from passing on to the chain eonveyers anddropping into the tankcontaining theY liquid c 'hocolate. ln order to carry, articles of this kind away, a chute 99 'iS' lOCiLted beneath the opening 98. y y f Attention is .directed to the drum 84 'mounted upon the shaft 65v and located `seen that considerable-of the chocolate coating fromthc trough willbe deposited upon .saidl drum and as the Same Vcontinuously revolves beneath the chain conveyer, the under sides of the candy articles Will be coated with chocolate as they pass' over the drum.

From the above and the accompanying drawings, it will be evident that a machine is provided for coating candy articles with chocolate or the like in which means is provided for placing the candy articles in proper position before they are passed to vthe chain conveyor, the liquid coating is kept in the proper state, continuously mixed by the agitator. The chain conveyer is operated to prevent the same from becoming caked or clogged with the liquid coating, the surplus coating being removed from the artic-les before they pass off of the chain convever and means are provided for con# for raising liquid coating material from the tank and depositing the same in the trough, a conveyer composed of a plurality of separate chains and arranged to carry articles to be coated beneath the trough and means for moving certain of the chains through a different plane from the remaining chains.

meansfor moving alternatevchains through a different plane from the remaining chains.

3. A confectionery coating machine including a tank, a trough spaced above the' tank and having a perforate bottom, means for raising liquid coating material from the tank and depositing the same in the trough, a conveyer composed of a plurality of separate chains and arranged to carry articles to be coated beneath the trough, and a rod located in the path ofv theY chains, certain*- of the chains passing over the rod and the remaining chains passing under the rod.

4. A confectionery coating machine in cluding a tank, a trough spaced'above 'the tank and having a perforate bottom, means for raising liquid coating material from the tankanddepositing thefsame in the trough, a conveyer composed of a plurality of separate chains and arranged to carry articles to be coated beneath the trough, and a rod located in the path of the chains, alternate chains passing upon opposite sides of the rod.

CLYDE J. orsrnn. 

